Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions
Reading tip (Who did what?): Find who is in the story. Find what happened and where. Words like “he”, “she” and “it” point back to someone or something named before.
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1.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
Who helped his father? (a) Arjun (b) Neel (c) Faizan (d) Mohan -
2.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
What did his sister get? (a) a rope (b) a ladder (c) a chair (d) a long stick -
3.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
What did Neel see? (a) a rainbow (b) a white bird (c) a big red ball (d) a big black cloud -
4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
What got stuck? (a) Vikram’s ball (b) Vikram’s kite (c) his sister (d) a bird -
5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
What went pop? (a) a tyre (b) a ball (c) a bubble (d) a balloon -
6.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
Who put a bandage on it? (a) his sister (b) his mother (c) his friend (d) his teacher -
7.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
Who pulled the kite down? (a) only Vikram (b) only his sister (c) Appa (d) Vikram and his sister -
8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev say? (a) “Go away!” (b) “Thank you!” (c) “Hello!” (d) “Sorry!” -
9.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did his sister put on his knee? (a) some cream (b) a bandage (c) a sock (d) a cap -
10.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) the pencil (c) the teacher (d) Riya -
11.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
What happened first? (a) the teacher left (b) children ran out (c) the bell rang (d) Rohan stayed -
12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
What is the cat’s name? (a) Arjun (b) Tiger (c) Moti (d) Sonu
Answer key
- Faizan
- a long stick
- a big black cloud
- Vikram’s kite
- a balloon
- his sister
- Vikram and his sister
- “Thank you!”
- a bandage
- Riya
- the bell rang
- Moti
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